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AKG Model C 414 B/ULS Type – Condenser Polar Response – Cardioid / Hyper-cardioid / Omni / Bi- directional Maximum SPL – 134 dB (unpadded) Frequency range – 20 to 20,000 Hz Pads – 10 or 20 dB Roll-offs – 12 dB/ octave from 150 Hz or 75 Hz Typical applications – Widely used and flexible. Vocals, grand piano, brass, guitar / bass amps, percussion – snare, toms, hand percussion, over head, etc. Frequency response chart – Omni Cardioid

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AKG Model C 414 B/ULS

Type – Condenser Polar Response – Cardioid / Hyper-cardioid / Omni / Bi-directional Maximum SPL – 134 dB (unpadded)Frequency range – 20 to 20,000 HzPads – 10 or 20 dBRoll-offs – 12 dB/ octave from 150 Hz or 75 HzTypical applications – Widely used and flexible. Vocals, grand piano, brass, guitar / bass amps, percussion – snare, toms, hand percussion, over head, etc.Frequency response chart –

Omni

Cardioid

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Hypercardioid

By-directional

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AKG 452 EB

Type – Condenser Polar response – CardioidMaximum SPL – Frequency range – 5Hz to 30 KHzPad(s) – Roll Off(s) –Typical application –

Frequency response chart -

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AKG C 3000

Type – condenserPolar response – cardioidMaximum SPL – 140 dB for 0.5 THDFrequency response – 20 Hz to 20KHzPads – 10 dBRoll off – 6d B / octave under 500 HzTypical application – Guitar and bass amps, lead vocals, stage applications

Polar response

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C 451 EB

Type – condenserPolar response – CardioidMaximum SPL – 135 dB for 0.5 % THDFrequency range – 20 Hz to 20 KHzPads – 10, 20 dBRoll offs – 12 dB / octave at 75 Hzor 150 HzTypical usage – Great for sounds with sharp transients, minimal handling noise, Percussion of all kinds, not very sensitive.

Polar response

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AT 350 D

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AT 4050

Type – condenserPolar response – omni, cardioid, bi-directionalMaximum SPL – 149 dB for 1% THDFrequency range – 20 Hz to 18 KHzPads – 10 dBRoll offs – 12 dB/ octave at 80 HzTypical application – multi pattern, Great for piano, vocals, drum over heads, amps, percussion, etcFrequency response curve – OMNI

Polar response - OMNI

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Polar response - cardioid

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Polar response – bidirectional

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CAD 350

Type – Condenser Polar response – Omni, cardioid, bi-directionalMaximum SPL – 128 dB with 1% THDFrequency range – 10 Hz to 20 KHzPads – 20 dBRoll offs – 80 HzTypical application – side address, shock mounts are cumbersome, huge diaphragm, great match of dynamic and frequency range, piano, vocals, over heads, etc.

Polar response - omni

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Polar response – Cardioid

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Polar response – bidirectional

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CAD VSM 1

Type – TubePolar response – cardioidMaximum SPL – 133 dB for 0.5 % THDFrequency range – 10 Hz to 20 KHzPads – 8dB, 16 dBRoll offs – 3dB / octave below 80 HzTypical application – Vocals, piano, guitar, strings, good dynamic range

Polar response

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Electro voice ND 457

Type – dynamicPolar response – hyper cardioidMaximum SPL – 144 dBFrequency range – 25 Hz to 21 KHz (close miked) 55 Hz to 18 KHz (distant - stage)Pad – noRoll offs –noTypical application – vocals, live reinforcement, snare, loud amps, over heads etc

Polar response low, low mids

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Polar response – mids, his

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RE 20Type – DynamicPolar pattern – CardioidFrequency range – 45 Hz to 18 KHzPads – noneRoll offs – Filter – reduces 100 to 400 Hz by 4.5 dBsMaximum SPL – best I could find – ‘Extremely high. Better than condenser mics’Typical application - Accordion, Acoustic Strings, Brass, Guitar Amp, Kick Drum, Snare, Speech, Tom, Woodwinds. Loud sources can be placed close to it. Vocals can be done really close with a different kind of a proximity effect.

Neumann KM 184

Type – condenser Polar response – CardioidMaximum SPL – 138 dB for 0.5 % THDFrequency range – 20 Hz to 20 KHzPads – noneRoll offs – noneTypical applications – guitars, Strings – solos, ensembles, jazz piano, backing vocals / choirs etc

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Neumann M 147

Type – TubePolar response – cardioidMaximum SPL – 114 dB for 1% THDFrequency range – 20 Hz to 20 KHzPads – noRoll offs – noneTypical application – Vocals, backing vocals, guitar amps for mellow sounds, acoustic guitar etc

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Neumann TLM 103

Type – condenser Polar response – cardioidMaximum SPL – 138 dB for 0.5% THDFrequency range – 20 Hz to 20 KHzPads – noneRoll offs – noneTypical application – Big diaphragm, Guitar, bass amps, most of acoustic strings, vocals etc

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Polar response

Peavey PVM 480

Type - Electret condenser (phantom powerd)Polar response – SupercardioidMaximum SPL – 128 dBFrequency range- 40 Hz to 20 KHzPads – noneRoll offs – noneTypical application – Sensitive, plosive, acoustic instruments, spot on a soloist within an ensemble, live reinforcement etc

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Polar response

PVM 520 i

Type – DynamicPolar response – cardioidFrequency range – 50Hz to 20 KHzMaximum SPL – high - about 138 dBPads – noneRoll offs – noneTypical applications – Snare, Kick, toms, OH, guitar amps, brass etc

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Polar response

PVM 580 i

Type – Dynamic - handheldPolar response – hyper-cardioidFrequency range – 80 Hz to 15 KHzMaximum SPL – high – about 138 dBPads – noneRoll offs – noneTypical applications – Reinforcement, kick, snare, amps, brass, etc

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Polar response

Realistic PZM

Type – Boundary microphone – electret condenser – Phantom Powered Polar response – Hemispherical Frequency range – 50 Hz to 16 KHzMaximum SPL – 120 dB for 3% THDRoll offs, pads – noneTypical application - Noisy, used for speech, video sync sound, broadcast, piano lids, theatre, tap dancing (?)

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Polar response – hemi sphere

Sennheiser 421

Type – Dynamic, medium diaphragmPolar response – CardioidMaximum SPL – high –about 138 dBFrequency range – 30 Hz to 17 KHzPads – noneRoll off – 4 position 6 dB / octave fromn 100 Hz – refer response curveTypical applications – Speech, wide applications in live sound, Drum overheads, loud amps, etc

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Polar response –

Sennheiser 441

Type – DynamicPolar response – Super cardioidFrequency range – 30 Hz to 20 KHzMaximum SPL – high about 138 dBPads – noneRoll offs – 5 position – 18 dB / octave below 100 Hz – refer frequency curve

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Polar response

MKH 20

Type – CondenserPattern – OmniFrequency range – 12 Hz to 20 KHzPads – 10 dBRoll off – Diffuse field EQ may function as a HP filter in cases such as drums in a drum booth where the mic is used as an overhead.Maximum SPL – 134 at 1 KHz

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Typical application - main microphone for orchestras and solo instruments, and picks up the natural acoustics of the room. The frequency response is extremely flat, generally hot, great dynamic range.

Shure Beta 52

Type – DYNAMIC Polar response – SupercardioidFrequency range – 20 Hz to 10 KHzMaximum SPL -174 dB for 1 % distortionPads, Filters – noneTypical application – kick drum – outside / inside

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Polar response

KSM 32

Type – condenserPattern – cardioidFrequency range – 20 Hz to 20 KHzMaximum SPL – 139 dBPads – 15 dBRoll off – 6 dB per octave at 115 Hz, or 15 dB per octave at 80 Hz

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Typical application – Varied. Works with the room. Big dynamic range, A low frequency bulge when placed close – watch for amps.

Polar response

Shure KSM 32

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Shure SM 57

Type – DynamicPolar response – CardioidFrequency range – 40 Hz to 15 KHzMaximum SPL – High - about 145 dBPads, Roll offs – noneTypical application – snare, over heads, guitar amps, anything loud, live sound – vocals, speech, etc. rings around 6 K for snare

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Polar response

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Shure SM 58

Type – DynamicPolar response – cardioidFrequency range – 50 Hz to 15 KHzMaximum SPL –High – about 145 dBPads and filters – noneTypical applications – flatter response than 57, snare, over heads, guitar amps, anything loud, live sound – vocals, speech, etc. rings around 6 K for snare

Polar response

Shure SM 98 A

Type – miniature electret condenser – battery or phantom powered

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Polar response – Cardioid Frequency range – 40 Hz to 20 KHzMaximum SPL – 145 dBPads – noneRoll offs – noneTypical application – Blends well for a Solo spot in a group, brass, flying it, speech, reinforcement, interviews etc

SM 98

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